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Fear and confusion are growing in the state of Hormuz after two Indian flagged oil tankers
“were attacked on Saturday after Iran re-imposed restrictions in the shipping channel.”
Radio calls from one of the tankers were captured by ABC News. "The attack came a day after President Trump refused to lift the U.S. naval blockade in the state. India is now demanding answers, summoning the Iranian ambassador to New Delhi for talks.
The attack underscores the ongoing risks in one of the world's most critical oil routes.
It comes just days before the ceasefire deadline between Washington and Tehran. The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is being tested but still holding for now. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports a French peacekeeper and an Israeli soldier were killed in southern Lebanon over the weekend." President Emmanuel Macron confirmed the French soldier's death which he set up
"peered to be caused by fire from his ballad. The Iran backed militant group denies any responsibility. The Israeli military says his soldier was killed when his engineering vehicle ran over a bomb. Meanwhile, poll show most Israelis opposed the ceasefire which comes as they believe their
army was making progress in routing the group. 56-year-old Gabriel Levy is a taxi driver in Tel Aviv. "We stop in the middle to finish the work." Levy also supports pursuing military operations against Iran to finish with the regime. He says even if it means more missiles on Israel.
Eleanor Beardsley and PR News Tel Aviv." The Senate will hold a hearing this week for President Trump's pick to lead the Federal Reserve. The nominee is expected to face questions on inflation and interest rate policy. The hearing comes amid tensions between the White House and the Senate Banking Committee. Many parts of the U.S. are facing drought conditions as MPR's Matt Bloom reports that's
according to recent weather data.
The U.S. drought monitor says 97 percent of the Southeastern U.S. is now in moderate to exceptional
drought. While two-thirds of western states are in similar shape. That's the monitor's highest levels for this time of year since the service began tracking conditions in 2000. Meteorologists mourn it could be a bad sign for the upcoming wildfire season and could
affect the agricultural sector in food prices. The drought monitor says many farmers are leaning on irrigation to keep planted crops alive. Researchers at the University of Arizona and UCLA told the Associated Press a major driver of the drought conditions as climate change, along with natural variability, met Bloom and PR news.
This is NPR News in Washington. The U.S. is preparing to launch a system to refund tariffs that were ruled unlawful. Officials say the roll-out could begin as soon as this week and the payments could total
more than $160 billion to win porters.
The refund stem from court rulings that found some Trump era tariffs and properly imposed. At least six people were killed and more than a dozen injured in the Ukrainian capital
“key after a gunman opened fire outside of the supermarket on Saturday.”
NPR's Joannike Kisses reports that mass shootings are rare in Ukraine, but since Russia's full-scale invasion, there are more fire arms in the country. Ukrainian authorities said the gunman set fire to his apartment in Kiev, then grabbed his hunting rifle and shot it people on the street. He had taken hostages in a nearby supermarket when special police forces shot him dead.
Police identified him as a 58-year-old native of Moscow. They did not release his name. In a video address, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said investigators are trying to establish a motive. He said they are checking every detail going through his electronic devices and all other
connections. Ukraine's prosecutor John also the shooting is being probed as a terrorist act. Joannike Kisses and PR news, Kiev. The Federal Reserve says interest rate cuts may be delayed longer than expected. They cite persistent inflation and ongoing economic uncertainty, rising energy caused
tied to the war in Iran, or adding pressure. This is NPR news. What happens when our political party becomes the prism through which we see every other aspect of our identities?
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